Occupational Wage Survey: Houston, Texas, June 1962 : Bulletin of the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, No. 1303-79

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HOUSTON TEXAS JUNE 1962 Bulletin No UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Arthur J Goldberg Secretary BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS Ewan Clague Commissioner Occupational Wage Survey HOUSTON TEXAS JUNE 1962 Bulletin No August 1962 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT O F LABOR Arthur J Goldberg Secretary BUREAU O F LABOR STATISTICS Ewan Clague Commissioner For sale by the Superintendent of Documents U S Government Printing O ffice Washington 2 5 D C Price 25 cents Contents Preface Page The Labor Market Occupational Wage Survey Program Wage trends for selected occupational groups The Bureau of Labor Statistics annually conducts occupational wage surveys in 82 labor markets The studies provide data on occupational earnings and related supplementary benefits A preliminary report furnishing trend data and average earnings is released within a month of the completion of each study This bulletin provides additional data not included in the preliminary report 4 Tables 1 2 Establishments and workers within scope of survey Percents of increase in standard weekly salaries and straight time hourly earnings for selected occupational groups Two bulletins bringing together the results of all of the area surveys are issued after completion of the final area bulletin in the current round of surveys The firs t of these bulletins w ill be available late in 1962 and the other early in 1963 During the survey year summary releases presenting areawide occupational earnings data for 25 to 30 labor markets are issued as data become available A Occupational earnings A 1 Office occupations men and women A 2 Professional and technical occupations men and w o m e n A 3 Office professional and technical occupations men and women combined A 4 Maintenance and powerplant occupations A 5 Custodial and m aterial movement occupations This bulletin was prepared in the Bureau s r e gional office in Atlanta Ga by William L Dansby under the direction of Donald M Cruse The study was under the general direction of Louis B Woytych Assistant Regional Director for Wages and Industrial Relations B Establishment practices and supplementary wage provisions B l Shift differentials B 2 Minimum entrance salaries for women office workers B 3 Scheduled weekly hours B 4 Paid holidays B 5 Paid vacations B 6 Health insurance and pension plans 5 8 Appendixes A Changes in occupational descriptions B Occupational descriptions NOTE Similar tabulations are available in previous area reports for Houston and for the other major areas A directory indicating the areas dates of study and prices of these reports is available upon request Current reports on occupational earnings and supplementary wage provisions in the Houston area are also available for life in surance June 1961 machinery industries March 1962 and paints and varnishes May 1961 Union scales indicative of prevailing pay levels are available for the following trades or industries Building construction printing local transit operating employees and m otor truck drivers and helpers iii Occupational Wage S u r v e y Houston Tex Introduction to the work schedules rounded to the nearest half hour for which straight time salaries are paid average weekly earnings for these occupations have been rounded to the nearest half dollar This area is 1 of 82 labor markets in which the U S De partment of Labor s Bureau of Labor Statistics has conducted sur veys of occupational earnings and related wage benefits on an area wide basis In this area data were obtained by personal visits of Bureau field economists to representative establishments within six broad industry divisions Manufacturing transportation communica tion and other public utilities wholesale trade retail trade finance insurance and real estate and services Major industry groups excluded from these studies are government operations and the con struction and extractive industries Establishments having fewer than a prescribed number of workers are omitted also because they tend to furnish insufficient employment in the occupations studied to warrant inclusion Separate tabulations are provided for each of the broad industry divisions which meet publication criteria Average earnings of men and women are presented separately for selected occupations in which both sexes are commonly employed Differences in pay levels of men and women in these occupations are largely due to 1 differences in the distribution of the sexes among industries and establishments differences in specific duties per formed although the occupations are appropriately classified within the same survey job description and 3 differences in length of serv ice or m erit review when individual salaries are adjusted on this basis Longer average service of men would result in higher average pay when both sexes are employed within the same rate range Job descriptions used in classifying employees in these surveys are usu ally more generalized than those used in individual establishments to allow for minor differences among establishments in specific duties pe rformed These surveys are conducted on a sample basis because of the unnecessary cost involved in surveying all establishments To obtain optimum accuracy at minimum cost a greater proportion of large than of small establishments is studied In combining the data how ever all establishments are given their appropriate weight Estimates based on the establishments studied are presented therefore as r e lating to all establishments in the industry grouping and area ex cept for those below the minimum size studied Occupational employment estimates represent the total in all establishments within the scope of the study and not the number actu ally surveyed Because of differences in occupational structure among establishments the estimates of occupational employment obtained from the sample of establishments studied serve only to indicate the relative importance of the jobs studied These differences in occu pational structure do not m aterially affect the accuracy of the earn ings data Occupations and Earnings The occupations selected for study are common to a variety of manufacturing and nonmanufacturing industries Occupational clas sification is based on a uniform set of job descriptions designed to take account of interestablishment variation in duties within the same job See appendix for listing of these descriptions Earnings data are presented in the A series tables for the following types of occu pations a Office clerical b professional and technical c mainte nance and power plant and d custodial and material movement Establishment Practices and Supplementary Wage Provisions Information is presented in the B series tables on selected establishment practices and supplementary benefits as they relate to office and plant workers The concept office w ork ers as used in this bulletin includes working supervisors and nonsupervisory workers performing clerical or related functions and excludes admin istrative executive and professional personnel Plant workers in clude working foremen and all nonsupervisory workers including leadmen and trainees engaged in nonoffice functions Administrative executive and professional employees and force account construction employees who are utilized as a separate work force are excluded Cafeteria workers and routemen are excluded in manufacturing indus tries but are included as plant workers in nonmanufacturing industries Occupational employment and earnings data are shown for full tim e workers i e those hired to work a regular weekly sched ule in the given occupational classification Earnings data exclude premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends holidays and late shifts Nonproduction bonuses are excluded also but cost ofliving bonuses and incentive earnings are included Where weekly hours are reported as for office clerical occupations reference is 1 2 Shift differential data table B l are limited to manufacturing industries This information is presented both in terms of a estab lishment policy 1 presented in terms of total plant worker employ ment and b effective practice presented in terms of workers actually employed on the specified shift at the time of the survey In establishments having varied differentials the amount applying to a majority was used or if no amount applied to a majority the clas sification other was used In establishments in which some lateshift hours are paid at normal rates a differential was recorded only if it applied to a m ajority of the shift hours Minimum entrance salaries table B 2 relate only to the establishments visited They are presented in terms of establish ments with formal minimum salary policies The scheduled hours table B 3 of a majority of the firs tshift workers in an establishment are tabulated as applying to all of the plant or office workers of that establishment Paid holidays paid vacations and health insurance and pension plans tables B 4 through B 6 are treated statistically on the basis that these are applicable to all plant or office workers if a majority of such workers are e li gible or may eventually qualify for the practices listed Sums of individual items in tables B 3 through B 6 may not equal totals be cause of rounding The firs t part of the paid holidays table table B 4 presents the number of whole and half holidays actually provided The second part combines whole and half holidays to show total holiday tim e The summary of vacation plans table B 5 is limited to fo r mal policies excluding informal arrangements whereby time off with pay is granted at the discretion of the employer Separate estimates are provided according to employer practice in computing vacation payments such as time payments percent of annual earnings or flat sum amounts However in the tabulations of vacation pay pay ments not on a time basis were so converted for example a payment of 2 percent of annual earnings was considered as the equivalent of 1 week s pay Data are presented for all health insurance and pension plans table B 6 for which at least a part of the cost is borne by the em ployer excepting only legal requirements such as workmen s compen sation social security and railroad retirement Such plans include those underwritten by a commercial insurance company and those p ro vided through a union fund or paid directly by the employer out of current operating funds or from a fund set aside for this purpose Death benefits are included as a form of life insurance Sickness and accident insurance is limited to that type of in surance under which predetermined cash payments are made directly to the insured on a weekly or monthly basis during illness or accident disability Information is presented for all such plans to which the employer contributes However in New York and New Jersey which have enacted temporary disability insurance laws which require em ployer contributions 2 plans are included only if the employer 1 con tributes more than is legally required or 2 provides the employee with benefits which exceed the requirements of the law Tabulations of paid sick leave plans are limited to form al plans3 which provide full pay or a proportion of the worker s pay during absence from work because of illness Separate tabulations are presented according to 1 plans which provide full pay and no waiting period and 2 plans which provide either partial pay or a waiting period In addition to the presentation of the proportions of workers who are provided sickness and accident insurance or paid sick leave an unduplicated total is shown of workers who receive either or both types of benefits Catastrophe insurance sometimes referred to as extended medical insurance includes those plans which are designed to protect employees in case of sickness and injury involving expenses beyond the normal coverage of hospitalization medical and surgical plans Medical insurance refers to plans providing for complete or partial payment of doctors1 fees Such plans may be underwritten by commer cial insurance companies or nonprofit organizations or they may be self insured Tabulations of retirement pension plans are limited to those plans that provide monthly payments fo r the remainder of the worker s life 2 The temporary disability laws in California and Rhode Island do not require employer contributions 3 An establishment was considered as having a formal plan if it established at least the minimum number of days of sick leave that 1 An establishment was considered as having a policy if it met could be expected by each employee Such a plan need not be written either of the following conditions 1 Operated late shifts at the time but informal sick leave allowances determined on an individual basis of the survey or 2 had formal provisions covering late shifts were excluded 3 Table Establishments and workers within scope of survey and number studied in Houston T e x by m ajor industry d ivision 2 June 1962 Number of establishments Minimum employment in establish ments in scope of study Within scope of study3 Studied M an u factu rin g Nonmanufacturing Transportation communication and other public utilities 5 Wholesale t r a d e Retail trade Finance insurance and rea l e s t a t e S e rv ic e s Workers in establishments Industry division A ll divisions Within scope of study Studied T o ta l4 O ffice Plant T otal4 1 The Houston Standard Metropolitan Statistical A rea consists of Harris County The workers within scope of study estimates shown in this table provide a reasonably accurate description of the size and composition of the labor fo rce included in the survey The estimates are not intended however to serve as a basis of comparison with other area employment indexes to measure employment trends or levels since 1 planning of wage surveys requires the use of establishment data compiled considerably in advance of the payroll period studied and 2 sm all establishments are excluded from the scope of the survey 2 The 1957 revised edition of the Standard Industrial Classification Manual was used in classifying establishments by industry division Major changes from the ea rlier edition used in the Bureau s labor m arket wage surveys conducted prior to July 1958 are the transfer of m ilk pasteurization plants and ready m ixed concrete establishments from trade wholesale or retail to manu facturing and the transfer of radio and television broadcasting from services to the transportation communication and other public utilities division 3 Includes all establishments with total employment at or above the minim um size limitation A ll outlets within the area of companies in such industries as trade finance auto repair service and motion picture theaters are considered as 1 establishment 4 Includes executive professional and other workers excluded from the separate office and plant categories 5 Taxicabs and services incidental to water transportation were excluded 6 This industry division is represented in estimates for a ll industries and nonmanufacturing in the Series A and B tables Separate presentation of data for this division is not made for one or m ore of the following reasons 1 Employment in the division is too sm all to provide enough data to m erit separate study 2 the sample was not designed initially to permit separate presentation 3 response was insufficient or inadequate to permit separate presentation and 4 there is possibility of disclosure of individual establishment data 7 Hotels personal services business services automobile repair shops motion pictures nonprofit membership organizations and engineering and architectural services Table 2 Percents o f increase in standard weekly salaries and straight time hourly earnings for selected occupational groups in Houston Tex May 1961 to June 1962 and June I960 to May 1961 May 19 1 to June 1962 Industry and occupational group May I960 to May 1961 A ll industries O f f i c e c l e r i c a l m e n a n d w o m e n I n d u s t r i a l n u r s e s m e n a n d w o m e n U n s k i l l e d p la n t m e n Manufacturing Skilled maintenance men Wag Trends for Selected Occupational Groups Presented in table 2 are percents of change in salaries of office clerical workers and industrial nurses and in average earnings of selected plant worker groups For office clerical workers and industrial nurses the p e r cents of change relate to average weekly salaries for normal hours of work that is the standard work schedule for which straight time salaries are paid For plant worker groups they measure changes in straight time hourly earnings excluding premium pay for over time and for work on weekends holidays and late shifts The p e r centages are based on data for selected key occupations and include most of the numerically important jobs within each group The of fice clerical data are based on men and women in the following 19 jobs Bookkeeping machine operators class B clerks accounting class A and B clerks file class A B and C clerks order clerks pay roll Comptometer operators keypunch operators class A and B office boys and girls secretaries stenographers general stenogra phers senior switchboard operators tabulating machine operators class B and typists class A and B The industrial nurse data are based on men and women industrial nurses Men in the following 8 skilled maintenance jobs and 2 unskilled jobs were included in the plant worker data Skilled carpenters electricians machinists m e chanics mechanics automotive painters pipefitters and tool and die makers unskilled janitors porters and cleaners and laborers material handling Average weekly salaries or average hourly earnings were computed for each of the selected occupations The average sal aries or hourly earnings were then multiplied by the average employ ment in the job during the period surveyed in 1961 These weighted earnings for individual occupations were then totaled to obtain an ag gregate for each occupational group Finally the ratio of these group aggregates for the one year to the aggregate for the other year was computed and the difference between the result and 100 is the percent of change from the one period to the other The percent of change measures principally the effects of 1 general salary and wage changes 2 m erit or other increases in pay received by individual workers while in the same job and 3 changes in the labor force such as labor turnover force expan sions force reductions and changes in the proportions of workers employed by establishments with different pay levels Changes in the labor force can cause increases or decreases in the occupational averages without actual wage changes For example a force expansion might increase the proportion of lower paid workers in a specific occupation and result in a drop in the average whereas a reduction in the proportion of lower paid workers would have the opposite effect The movement of a high paying establishment out of an area could cause the average earnings to drop even though no change in rates occurred in other area establishments The use of constant employment weights eliminates the effects of changes in the proportion of workers represented in each job in cluded in the data Nor are the percents of change influenced by changes in standard work schedules or in premium pay for overtime since they are based on pay for straight time hours The above text represents the method used in computing a new trend series The expansion of the labor market wage survey program in 1961 made data available in 82 areas for the computation of wage trends for selected job groupings Sixty one areas were surveyed in I960 prior to I960 coverage was limited to 20 areas Therefore it was decided to compute a new trend series in which 1961 w ill be the base year since this is the first year in which data were collected in all 82 areas The percents of change shown in table 2 are not comparable with sim ilar data shown for this area in last year s Bulletin The new series intro duces changes in the job groupings for which trends are shown and changes in jobs included in the computations 5 A Occupational Earnings Table A l Office Occupations Men and Women Average straight time weekly hours and earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis by industry division Houston Tex June 1962 NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT TIME WEEKLY EARNINGS OF 0 0 Weekly Weekly hours and Standard Standard u n d e r Number of workers Avuuaa S e x o c c u p a t io n a n d in d u s t r y d iv is i o n f o o o o fo A an over M en C l e r k s a c c o u n tin g c l a s s A M a n u f a c t u r i n g N o n m a n u f a c t u r in g P u b l i c u t ilit ie s W h o le s a l e t r a d e C l e r k s a c c o u n tin g c l a s s B M a n u f a c t u r i n g N o n m a n u f a c t u r in g l C l e r k s o r d e r M a n u f a c t u r i n g N o n m a n u f a c t u r in g W h o le s a l e t r a d e J C le r k s p a y r o ll N o n m a n u f a c t u r in g P u b li c u t il it ie s O f f i c e b o y s N o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g P u b li c u t ilit ie s b Tabulating machine operators class A Nonmanufacturing Tabulating machine operators class B Nonmanufacturing Public utilities Wholesale t r a d e l U J Tf Women Billers machine billing machine N A n m a m if a Billers machine bookkeeping machine Nonmanufacturing Bookkeeping machine operators class A Nonmanufacturing Wholesale trade Bookkeeping machine operators class B Nonmanufacturing Wholesale t r a d e Retail trade See footnotes at end of table Table A l Office Occupations Men and Women Continued Average straight time weekly hours and earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis by industry division Houston T e x June 1962 Averaoh Sex o c c u p a tio n an d in d u s t r y d iv is i o n Number of workers NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT TIME WEEKLY EARNINGS OF Weekly Weekly l o hours 1 earnings and Standard Standard u n d e r on S and over W o m e n C o n tin u e d K e y p u n c h o p e r a t o r s c l a s s B M a n u f a c t u r in g N o n m a n u fa c t u r in g P u b li c u t i l i t i e s W h o le s a l e t r a d e O f f i c e g i r l s N o n m a n u fa c t u r in g C l e r k s a c c o u n tin g c l a s s A M a n u f a c t u r in g N o n m a n u fa c t u r in g P u b li c u t i l i t i e s W h o le s a l e t r a d e R e t a il t r a d e C l e r k s a c c o u n tin g c l a s s B M a n u f a c t u r in g N o n m a n u f a c t u r in g P u b li c u t ilit ie s W h o le s a l e t r a d e R e t a il t r a d e C l e r k s f i le c l a s s A M a n u f a c t u r in g N o n m a n u fa c t u r in g C l e r k s f i le c l a s s B N o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g P u b li c u t i l i t i e s C l e r k s f i l e c l a s s C N o n m a n u fa c t u r in g C l e r k s o r d e r N o n m a n u fa c t u r in g l C l e r k s p a y r o l l M a n u f a c t u r in g N o n m a n u fa c t u r in g P u b li c u t i l i t i e s W h o le s a l e t r a d e R e t a il t r a d e C o m p t o m e t e r o p e r a t o r s N o n m a n u fa c t u r in g P u b li c u t i l i t i e s W h o le s a l e t r a d e R e t a il t r a d e K e y p u n c h o p e r a t o r s c l a s s A M a n u f a c t u r in g N o n m a n u fa c t u r in g P u b li c u t i l i t i e s W h o le s a l e t r a d e See footnotes at end of table Table A l Office Occupations Men and Women Continued Average straight time weekly hours and earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis by industry division Houston Tex June 1962 Avsbaqs Sex occupation and industry division N u m ber of workers Weekly hours Standard W eekly earnings Standard N U M B E R O F W O R K E R S R E C E IV IN G S T R A IG H T T IM E W E E K L Y E A R N IN G S O F s and and under over Wome nr Continued Secretaries Manufacturing Nonmanufacturing Public utilities Wholesale t r a d e Retail t r a d e Stenographers general Manufacturing Nonmanufacturing Public utilities Wholesale t r a d e Retail t r a d e Stenographers senior Manufacturing Nonmanufacturing Public utilities Wholesale trade Switchboard o p e r a to r s Manufacturing Nonmanufacturing Id Transcribing machine operators g ene r al Nonmanufacturing Wholesale t r a d e Typist 8 class A Manufacturing Nonmanufacturing Public utilities Wholesale trade i9 26 Typists class B P u b lic R e ta il u t ilit ie s traH e Switchboard operator receptionists M a n u fa c tu rin g N n n m a n u fa e tu rin g Public utilities Wholesale t r a d e Retail trade M a n u fa c tu rin g Nonmanufacturing Public utilities Wholesale trade Retail t r a d e il W Standard hours reflect the workweek for which employees receive their regular straight time salaries and the earnings correspond to these weekly hours Transportation communication and other public utilities Description for this job has been revised since the last survey in this area See appendix A Includes 6 workers at 35 to 40 Table A 2 Professional and Technical Occupations Men and Women Average straight time weekly hours and earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis by industry division Houston Tex June 1962 Avsiuoa S e x o c c u p a t io n a n d in d u s t r y d iv is i o n N um ber of workers 1 W e ekly hours Standard NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT TIME WEEKLY EARNINGS S S and and under o v e r s 3 2 S 5 S Standard M en D ra fts m e n le a d e r M a n u f a c t u r i n g N o n m a n u fa c t u r in g P u b li c u t ilit ie s D r a fts m e n s e n io r M a n u f a c t u r i n g N o n m a n u fa c t u r in g P u b li c u t ilit ie s M a n u f a c t u r in g N o n m a n u fa c t u r in g PnhHr ntilltUa Z7TZ o zl T W om en N u r s e s in d u s t r i a l r e g i s t e r e d M a n u f a c t u r in g Standard hours reflect the workweek for which employees receive their regular straight time salaries and the earnings correspond to these weekly hours 2 Transportation communication and other public utilities 9 Includes 1 worker at 55 to 60 2 at 60 to 65 3 9 Table A 3 Office Professional and Technical Occupations Men and Women Combined Average straight time weekly earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis by industry division Houston Tex June 1962 Number of worker Average weekly j earning Standard B illers machine billing machine Manufacturing Nonmanufacturing Public utilities Billers machine bookkeeping machine Nonmanufacturing Bookkeeping machine operators class A Nonmanufacturing Wholesale t r a d e rsi S o Bookkeeping machine operators class B Manufacturing Nonmanufacturing Public utilities 2 Wholesale trade Retail trade Clerks accounting class A Manufacturing Nonmanufacturing Public utilities 2 Wholesale trade Retail t r a d e Clerks accounting class B Manufacturing Nonmanufacturing Public utilities 2 Wholesale trade Retail trade Clerks file class A 3 Manufacturing Nonmanufacturing Number of worker Average Average weekly earning Standard Occupation and industry division Occupation and industry division Occupation and industry division Office occupations Continued Office occupations Continued Office occupations Comptometer operators Nonmanufacturing Public utilities 2 Wholesale trade Retail trade Duplicating machine operators Mimeograph or Ditto Clerks file class B 3 Nonmanufacturing Public utilities Clerks file class C 3 N onmanufactur ing Clerks order Manufacturing Nonmanufacturing Wholesale trade Clerks payroll Manufacturing Nonmanufacturing Public utilities 2 Wholesale trade Retail t r a d e Keypunch operators class A 3 Manufacturing Nonmanufacturing Public utilities 2 Wholesale trade Keypunch operators class B 3 Manufacturing Nonmanufacturing Public utilities 2 Wholesale t r a d e Office boys and girls Manufacturing Nonmanufacturing Public utilities 2 Manufacturing Nonmanufacturing Public utilities 2 Wholesale trade Retail trade Stenographers general3 Manufacturing Nonmanufacturing Public utilities 2 Wholesale trade Retail trade Stenographers senior3 Manufacturing Nonmanufacturing M Public utilities 2 Wholesale trade Switchboard operators Manufacturing Nonmanufacturing Public utilities 2 Retail trade Switchboard operator receptionists Manufacturing Nonmanufacturing Public utilities 2 Wholesale trade Retail t r a d e l W class B o Nonmanufacturing Public utilities 2 Wholesale trade class A Nonmanufacturing Public utilities 2 Tabulating machine operators Nonmanufacturing Public utilities TT T tT Typists class A Manufacturing Nonmanufacturing Public utilities 2 Wholesale trade m Typists class B Manufacturing Nonmanufacturing Public utilities 2 Wholesale trade Retail trade T Professional and technical occupations Draftsmen l e a d e r Manufacturing Nonmanufacturing Public utilities Transcribing machine operators general Nonmanufacturing Wholesale trade Draftsmen senior Manufacturing Nonmanufacturing Public utilities 2 Draftsmen junior Manufacturing Nonmanufacturing Public utilities 2 Nurses industrial registered Manufacturing Earnings are for a regular workweek for which employees receive their straight time weekly salaries exclusive of any premium pay Transportation communication and other public utilities Description for this job has been revised since the last survey in this area See appendix A earning 1 Standard TT TW W T m n o r W W i Table A 4 Maintenance and Powerplant Occupations Average straight time hourly earnings for men in selected occupations studied on an area basis by industry division Houston Tex June 1962 NUMBER OP WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT TIME HOURLY EARNINGS OP N u m ber of workers A verage hourly earnings Carpenters maintenance Manufacturing Nonmanufacturing Electricians maintenance Manufacturing Engineers stationary Manufacturing Nonmanufacturing Public utilities Occupation and industry division t and under io Helpers maintenance t r a d e s Manufacturing Nonmanufacturing Machine tool operators toolroom Manufacturing Machinists maintenance Manufacturing Mechanics automotive maintenance r Manufacturing Nonmanufacturing Public utilities Wholesale t r a d e F m a in te n a n c e Manufacturing Nonmanufacturing Painters maintenance Manufacturing Nonmanufacturing P i p e f it t e r s r m a in te n a n c e ft l ll l r T F T M illw r ig h t s Manufacturing Oilers Manufacturing M a n u fa c tu rin g Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends holidays and late shifts Transportation communication and other public utilities Includes 2 workers at 1 10 to r T W r J T n r Sheet metal workers m a in te n a n c e Tool and die makers M a n u fa c t u rin g Manufacturing M e c h a n ic s S and over s i r Table A 5 Custodial and Material Movement Occupations Average straight time hourly earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis by industry division Houston Tex June 1962 NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT TIME HOURLY EARNINGS 07 O c c u p a t i o n 1 a n d in d u s t r y d iv is i o n E le v a t o r o p e r a t o r s p a s s e n g e r w o m e n N o n m a n u f a c t u r in g G u a r d s M a n u f a c t u r in g N o n m a n u f a c t u r in g P u b li c u t il it ie s Number of worker 230 ZS S Average U n d e r hourly z an d earning and u n d er o v e r I f ST 20 20T l t5 i J a n it o r s p o r t e r s a n d c l e a n e r s m e n r r M a n u f a c t u r in g N o n m a n u f a c t u r in g P u b li c u t i l i t i e s W h o le s a l e t r a d e R e t a i l t r a d e i J a n it o r s p o r t e r s an d c l e a n e r s w om en rr N o n m a n u f a c t u r in g P u b li c u t il it ie s i L a b o r e r s m a t e r i a l h a n d lin g M a n u f a c t u r i n g N o n m a n u f a c t u r in g P u b li c u t il it ie s W h o le s a l e t r a d e R e t a i l t r a d e O rd e r fille r s M a n u f a c t u r in g N o n m a n u fa c t u r in g W h o le s a l e t r a d e R e t a i l t r a d e P a c k e r s s h i p p i n g N o n m a n u f a c t u r in g W h o le s a l e t r a d e R e t a i l t r a d e R e c e iv i n g c l e r k s M a n u f a c t u r i n g N o n m a n u f a c t u r in g W h o le s a l e t r a d e R e t a il tr a d e S h ip p in g c l e r k s S h ip p in g a n d r e c e i v i n g c l e r k s M a n u f a c t u r in g N o n m a n u f a c t u r in g W h o le s a l e t r a d e M a n n f a r t i i r 1n g N o n m a n u f a c t u r in g See footnotes at end of table r i g Table A 5 Custodial and Material Movement Occupations Continued Average straight time hourly earnings for selected occupations studied on an area basis by industry division Houston Tex June 1962 NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT TIME HOURLY EARNINGS OF Number of worker O c c u p a t io n 1 an d in d u s t r y d iv is i o n S t Average hourly z U n d e r an d earning 0 70 u n d e r T r u c k d r iy e r M a n u f a c t u r i n g N o n m a n u f a c t u r i n g P u b li c u t ilit ie s W h o le s a l e t r a d e R e t a il t r a d e T r u c k d r i v e r s lig h t u n d e r 1 2 t o n s a R e t a il t r a d e T r u c k d r i v e r s m e d iu m lV a to an d in c lu d in g 4 to n s M a n u f a c t u r in g P u b l i c u t ilit ie s 3 W h o le s a l e t r a d e R e t a i l t r a d e V L TT T r u c k d r i v e r s h e a v y o v e r 4 to n s t r a i l e r ty p e N o n m a n u fa c t u r in g P u b l i c u t i l i t i e s n r r r r r UnK14 a i i f i l i f i A A f Vo V it t S S S S S over V io V T ToW IV 327 T it Q l g V VV V T 115 30 Data limited to men workers except where otherwise indicated Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends holidays and late shifts Transportation communication and other public utilities Includes all drivers regardless of size and type of truck operated to T r u c k e r 8 p o w e r o t h e r th an f o r k li f t V S S S I and T r u c k e r s p o w e r f o r k li f t i M a n u f a c t u r in g N o n m a n u fa c t u r in g P u b l i c u t il it ie s W liA la a a lA ft W a tc h m e n M a n u f a c t u r in g Bs Establishment Practices and Supplementary Wage Provisions Table B l Shift Differentials Shift differentials of manufacturing plant workers by type and amount of differential Houston Tex June 1962 Percent of manufacturing plant workers In establishments having form al provisions 1 for Shift differential Actually working on Third or other shift Second shift work Third or other shift work Second shift With shift pay d iffe re n tia l Uniform cents per h o u r cents cents cents cents l llz cents 8 cents cents cents cents Vz cents cents l r 13l cents w cents c e n t s cents cents 20 cents m t m Lh m L Uniform percentage No shift pay d iffe r e n t ia l percent 7V percent Includes establishments currently operating late shifts and establishments with form al provisions covering late shifts even though they w ere not currently operating late shifts 2 Less than 0 05 percent 14 Table B 2 M inimum Entrance Salaries for W omen Office W orkers Distribution of establishments studied in all industries and in industry divisions by minimum entrance sa la ry for selected categories of inexperienced women office w orkers Houston Tex June 1962 Inexperienced typists M a n u fa c tu rin g M in im u m w e e k ly s a l a r y 1 N o n m a n u fa c tu rin g B a s e d o n s t a n d a r d w e e k l y h o u r s 3 o f 1 A ll in d u s t rie s Other inexperienced cle rica l w orkers A ll s c h e d u le s E s t a b l i s h m e n t s h a v i n g a s p e c i f i e d m i n i m u m a n d n n rfe r A ll s c h e d u le s XXX 155 XXX Oft and and and and under under under under and and and and under under under under a n d a n d 67 50 a n d 70 00 a n d under under under under a n d u n d e r a n d u n d e r O v e r E s t a b l i s h m e n t s h a v i n g n o s p e c i f i e d m i n i m u m l B a s e d o n s t a n d a r d w e e k ly h o u r s 3 o f A ll in d u s t r ie s A ll s c h e d u le s E s t a b lis h m e n t s s tu d ie d N o n m a n u fa c tu rin g M a n u fa c tu rin g A ll s c h e d u le s XXX 155 XXX XXX 16 XXX XXX 20 XXX 43 XXX 101 XXX XXX 74 xxx 1 XXX XXX 1 1 XXX E s t a b l i s h m e n t s w h i c h d id n o t e m p l o y w o r k e r s in tK iu ra tp g n ry XXX 1 Lowest salary rate form ally established for hiring inexperienced workers for typing or other clerica l jobs 2 Rates applicable to m essengers office g irls or sim ilar subclerical jobs are not considered 3 Hours reflect the workweek for which employees receive their regular straight time salaries Data are presented for all workweeks combined and for the most common workweek reported 15 Table B 3 Scheduled W eekly H ours P ercen t distribution of office and plant w o rk e rs in a ll industries and in industry divisions by scheduled weekly hours of first sh ift w ork ers Houston T ex June 1962 O F F IC E W O R K E R S P L A N T W ORKERS Weekly hours A ll industries1 A ll w orkers hours 37Vz hour hours hours O ver 40 and under 44 hours hours O ver 44 and under 48 hours hours O ver 48 hours M a n u facturin g P u b lic u tilities1 2 W h olesale trad e R e tail trade A ll industries3 M an u factu rin g P u b lie utilities2 W h olesale trad e R e tail trad e Includes data fo r finance insurance real estate and services in addition to those industry divisions shown separately Transportation communication and other public utilities Includes data fo r rea l estate and services in addition to those industry divisions shown separately L ess than 0 5 percent T ab le B 4 Paid H olidays Percent distribution of office and plant w orkers in a ll industries and in industry divisions by number of paid holidays provided annually Houston T e x June 1962 OFFICE workers Item A ll workers All in stries 1 du Workers in establishments providing paid holidays Workers in establishments providing no paid h o lid a y s PLANT WORKERS M anufactu ring Publio utilities 1 2 W olesale h trade Retail trade J S L 99 1 All indu stries3 M anufactu ring Public utilities2 W holesale trade Retail trade N u m b er o f d a y s Less than 5 holidays 5 h o lid a y s holidays plus 1 half day holidays plus 2 half d a y s holidays holidays plus 1 half day holidays plus 2 half days 6 holidays plus 3 half days 7 holidays holidays plus 1 half d a y holidays plus 2 half d a y s holidays plus 4 half days 8 h o lid a y s 9 holidays h o lid a y s O i4 n n 19 4 Total holiday timo 10 day or m ore d a y s or m ore days or m ore d a y s or m ore d a y s Va or m ore days or more days V2 or m ore d a y s 5 or m ore days V2 or m ore days or m ore days 3 or m ore d a y s or m ore d a y s includes Includes data fo r finance insurance real estate and services in addition to those industry divisions shown separately Transportation communication and other public utilities Includes data for rea l estate and services in addition to those industry divisions shown separately Less than 0 5 percent A ll combinations of full and half days that add to the same amount are combined for example the proportion of w orkers receivin g a total of 7 days those with 7 full days and no half days 6 full days and 2 half days 5 full days and 4 half days and so on Proportions w ere then cumulated 17 Table B 5 Paid V acations P ercen t distribution of office and plant w orkers in a ll industries and in industry divisions by vacation pay provisions Houston T e x June 1962 O F F IC E W O R K E R S Vacation policy A ll workers A ll in d u strie s M a n u facturin g P u b lic utilities 2 P L A N T WORKERS W h olesale trade R e tail trade A ll in d u strie s3 M a n u facturin g P u b lic utilities 2 W h olesale trade R e tail trad e Method of poymont W orkers in establishments providing paid vacations t t Length of tim e payment Percentage payment Flat sum payment Other W orkers in establishments providing no paid vacations Amount of vacation pay A fte r 6 months of service Under 1 week week r r rirn r Over 1 and under 2 weeks weeks A fter 1 year o f service Under 1 week week r O ver 1 and under 2 w e e k s weeks i A fter 2 years of service Under 1 week week m r rm r Over 1 and under 2 weeks weeks A fter 3 years of service Under 1 week week r r Over 1 and under 2 weeks weeks A fter 4 years of service Under 1 week week Over 1 and under 2 w e e k s weeks A fte r 5 years of service Under 1 week week Over 1 and under 2 weeks weeks T wm O ver 2 and under 3 weeks See footnotes at end o f table T ab le B 5 Paid Vacations Continued P ercen t distribution of office and plant w o rk e rs in a ll industries and in industry divisions by vacation pay provisions Houston Tex June 1962 PLANT W ORKERS OFFICE WORKERS Vacation policy All indu stries1 M anufactu ring Public 2 utilities W holesale trade Retail trade All in stries3 du M anufacturing Public utilities W holesale trade Retail trade Amount of vacation p ay5 Continued A fter 10 years of service Under 1 w e e k week Over 1 and under 2 weeks 2 weeks Over 2 and under 3 weeks weeks w e e k s A fter 12 years of service Under 1 week week i I ii ii Over 1 and under 2 weeks weeks rjm r 1 r r T ir Over 2 and under 3 weeks weeks weeks A fter 15 years of service Under 2 weeks weeks weeks O ver 3 and under 4 w e e k s weeks A fter 20 years of service Under 2 weeks weeks r weeks Over 3 and under 4 weeks weeks A fter 25 years of service Under 2 weeks 2 weeks 3 weeks Over 3 and under 4 weeks 4 w m Icr Includes data fo r finance insurance real estate and services in addition to those industry divisions shown separately 2 Transportation communication and other public utilities 3 Includes data fo r real estate and services in addition to those industry divisions shown separately Less than 0 5 percent 5 Periods of service w ere a rb itra rily chosen and do not n ecessarily reflect the individual provisions for progressions proportions indicated at 10 years service include changes in provisions occurring between 5 and 10 years F o r example the changes in NOTE In the tabulations of vacation allowances by years of service payments other than length of time such as percentage of annual earnings or flat sum payments w ere converted to an equivalent time basis fo r example a payment of 2 percent of annual earnings was considered as 1 w eek s pay 19 Table B 6 H ealth Insurance and Pension Plans Percen t of office and plant workers in all industries and in industry divisions employed in establishments providing health insurance or pension benefits Houston Tex June 1962 O F F IC E W O R K E R S P L A N T W ORKERS Type of benefit A ll In d u s trie 1 A ll workers W h olesale trad e M an u fa ctu rin g P u b lic 2 u tilitie s B etaU trad e A ll industries9 M an u fa ctu rin g P u b lic 2 utilities W h ole sa le trad e RetaQ trad e W orkers in establishments providing L ife insurance Accidental death and dismemberment insurance Sickness and accident insurance or sick leave or both Sickness and accident insurance Sick leave fu ll pay and no waiting period Sick leave partial pay or waiting p e r i o d Hospitalization in s u r a n c e Surgical insurance M edical in s u ra n c e Catastrophe insurance Retirem ent p e n s io n No health insurance or pension p l a n Includes data for finance insurance real estate and services in addition to those industry divisions shown separately 2 Transportation communication and other public utilities 3 Includes data fo r rea l estate and services in addition to those industry divisions shown separately 4 Unduplicated total o f workers receiving sick leave or sickness and accident insurance shown separately below Sick leave plans are lim ited to those which definitely establish at least the minimum number of days pay that can be expected by each employee Inform al sick leave allowances determined on an individual basis are excluded Appendix A Changes in Occupational Descriptions Since the Bureau9s last survey in this area occupational descriptions for three office jobs were revised in order to obtain salary information for more specific categories Therefore data presented for these jobs in table A l are not comparable to data presented in last year s bulletin Revisions were made in the descriptions for file clerks key punch operators and stenographers The revised description for file clerk groups these workers into three levels class A B and C in stead of two class A and B The revised description for keypunch operator groups these workers into two defined classes A and B instead of a single category Previously data were presented separately for general stenographers and technical stenographers The revision combines general stenographers with more responsible duties and technical stenographers to form a new senior stenographer category other general stenographers are maintained in that classification The revised occupational descriptions used this year are in cluded in appendix B 21 Appendix B Occupational Descriptions The primary purpose of preparing job descriptions for the Bureau s wage surveys is to assist its field staff in classifying into appropriate occupations workers who are employed under a variety of payroll titles and different work arrangements from establishment to establishment and from area to area This is essential in order to permit the grouping of occupational wage rates representing comparable job content Because of this emphasis on interestablishment and interarea comparability of occupational content the Bureau s job descriptions may differ significantly from those in use in individual establishments or those prepared for other purposes In applying these job descriptions the Bureau s field economists are in structed to exclude working supervisors apprentices learners beginners trainees handicapped part time temporary and probationary workers OFFICE BILLER MACHINE BOOKKEEPING MACHINE OPERATOR Prepares statements bills and invoices on a machine other than an ordinary or electromatic typewriter May also keep records as to billings or shipping charges or perform other clerical work incidental to billing operations For wage study purposes billers machine are classified by type of machine as follows Operates a bookkeeping machine Remington Rand Elliott Fisher Sundstrand Burroughs National Cash Register with or without a typewriter keyboard to keep a record of business transactions C lass A Keeps a set of records requiring a knowledge of and experience in basic bookkeeping principles and familiarity with the structure of the particular accounting system used Determines proper records and distribution of debit and credit items to be used in each phase of the work May prepare consolidated reports bal ance sheets and other records by hand Biller machine billing machine se s a special billing ma U chine Moon Hopkins Elliott Fisher Burroughs etc which are combination typing and adding machines to prepare bills and in voices from customers purchase orders internally prepared orders shipping memorandums etc Usually involves application of prede termined discounts and shipping charges and entry of necessary extensions which may or may not be computed on the billing ma chine and totals which are automatically accumulated by machine The operation usually involves a large number of carbon copies of the bill being prepared and is often done on a fanfold machine C lass B Keeps a record of one or more phases or sections of a set of records usually requiring little knowledge of basic book keeping Phases or sections include accounts payable payroll customers accounts not including a simple type of billing described under biller machine cost distribution expense distribution in ventory control etc May check or assist in preparation of trial balances and prepare control sheets for the accounting department Biller machine bookkeeping machine Uses a bookkeeping machine Sundstrand Elliott Fisher Remington Rand etc which may or may not have typewriter keyboard to prepare customers bills as part of the accounts receivable operation Generally in volves the simultaneous entry of figures on customers ledger rec ord The machine automatically accumulates figures on a number of vertical columns and computes and usually prints automatically the debit or credit balances Does not involve a knowledge of book keeping Works from uniform and standard types of sales and credit slips CLERK ACCOUNTING C lass A Under general direction of a bookkeeper or account ant has responsibility for keeping one or more sections of a com plete set of books or records relating to one phase of an establish ment s business transactions W involves posting and balancing ork subsidiary ledger or ledgers such as accounts receivable or accounts C L E R K A C C O U N T IN G C o n tin u e d payable examining and coding invoices or vouchers with proper ac counting distribution and requires judgment and experience in making proper assignations and allocations May a ssist in preparing adjusting and closing journal entries and may direct class B ao counting clerks C lass B Under supervision performs one or more routine ac counting operations such as posting simple journal vouchers or ac counts payable vouchers entering vouchers in voucher registers reconciling bank accounts and posting subsidiary ledgers con trolled by general ledgers or posting simple cost accounting data This job does not require a knowledge of accounting and book keeping principles but is found in offices in which the more routine accounting work is subdivided on a functional basis among several workers CLERK FILE C lass A an established filing system containing a number In of varied subject matter files classifies and indexes file material such as correspondence reports technical documents etc May also file this material May keep records of various types in con junction with the files May lead a small group of lower level file clerks C lass B Sorts codes and files unclassified material by sim ple subject matter headings or partly classified material by finer subheadings Prepares simple related index and cross reference aids As requested locates clearly identified material in files and forwards material May perform related clerical tasks required to maintain and service files C lass C Performs routine filing of material that has already been classified or which is easily classified in a simple serial classification system e g alphabetical chronological or numer ical As requested locates readily available material in files and forwards material and may fill out withdrawal charge Per forms simple clerical and manual tasks required to maintain and service files C LE R K ORDER Receives customers9orders for material or merchandise by mail phone or personally Duties involve any combination of the following Quoting prices to customers making out an order sheet listing the items to make up the order checking prices and quantities of items on order sheet and distributing order sheets to respective departments to be filled May check with credit department to determine credit rating of customer acknowledge receipt of orders from customers follow up orders to see that they have been filled keep file of orders received and check shipping invoices with original orders CLERK PAYROLL Computes wages of company employees and enters the neces sary data on the payroll sheets Duties involve Calculating workers9 earnings based on time or production records and posting calculated data on payroll sheet showing information such as worker s name work ing days time rate deductions for insurance and total wages due May make out paychecks and a ssist paymaster in making up and dis tributing pay envelopes May use a calculating machine COMPTOMETER OPERATOR Primary duty is to operate a Comptometer to perform mathema tical computations This job is not to be confused with that of statis tical or other type of clerk which may involve frequent use of a Comp tometer but in which use of this machine is incidental to performance of other duties DUPLICATING MACHINE OPERATOR MIMEOGRAPH OR DITTO Under general supervision and with no supervisory responsi bilities reproduces multiple copies of typewritten or handwritten matter using a Mimeograph or Ditto machine Makes necessary adjustment such as for ink and paper feed counter and cylinder speed Is not required to prepare stencil or Ditto master May keep file of used stencils or Ditto masters May sort collate and staple completed material 25 KEYPUN CH O PERA TO R C la ss A Operates a numerical and or alphabetical or combina tion keypunch machine to transcribe data from various source docu ments to keypunch tabulating cards Performs same tasks as lower level keypunch operator but in addition work requires application of coding skills and the making of some determinations for example locates on the source document the items to be punched extracts information from several documents and searches for and interprets information on the document to determine information to be punched May train inexperienced operators C la ss B Under close supervision or following specific proce dures or instructions transcribes data from source documents to punched cards Operates a numerical and or alphabetical or com bination keypunch machine to keypunch tabulating cards May verify cards Working from various standardized source documents follows specified sequences which have been coded or prescribed in detail and require little or no selecting coding or interpreting data to be punched Problems arising from erroneous items or codes missing information etc are referred to supervisor OFFICE BOY OR GIRL Performs various routine duties such as running errands opera ting minor office machines such as sealers or mailers opening and dis tributing mail and other minor clerical work SECRETARY Performs secretarial and clerical duties for a superior in an administrative or executive position Duties include making appoint ments for superior receiving people coming into office answering and S E C R E T A R Y C o n tin u e d making phone calls handling personal and important or confidential mail and writing routine correspondence on own initiative and taking dictation where transcribing machine is not used either in shorthand or by Stenotype or similar machine and transcribing dictation or the recorded information reproduced on a transcribing machine May prepare special reports or memorandums for information of superior STENOGRAPHER GENERAL Primary duty is to take dictation from one or more persons either in shorthand or by Stenotype or similar machine involving a normal routine vocabulary and transcribe dictation May also type from written copy May maintain files keep simple records or perform other relatively routine clerical tasks May operate from a stenographic pool Does not include transcribing machine work See transcribing machine operator STENOGRAPHER SENIOR Primary duty is to take dictation from one or more persons either in shorthand or by Stenotype or similar machine involving a var ied technical or specialized vocabulary such as in legal briefs or reports on scientific research and transcribe dictation May also type from written copy May also set up and maintain files keep records etc OR Performs stenographic duties requiring significantly greater independence and responsibility than stenographers general as evi denced by the following W requires high degree of stenographer ork speed and accuracy and a thorough working knowledge of general busi ness and office procedures and of the specific business operations organization policies procedures files workflow etc Uses this knowledge in performing stenographic duties and responsible clerical tasks such as maintaining followup files assembling material for reports memorandums letters etc composing simple letters from general instructions reading and routing incoming mail and answering routine questions etc Does not include transcribing machine work 26 SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR Operates a single or multiple position telephone switchboard Duties involve handling incoming outgoing and intraplant or office calls May record toll calls and take messages May give information to persons who call in or occasionally take telephone orders For workers who also act as receptionists see switchboard operatorreceptionist TABULA TING MACHINE OPERATOR Continued C lass C Operates simple tabulating or electrical account ing machines such as the sorter reproducing punch collator etc with specific instructions May include simple wiring from diagrams and some filing work The work typically involves portions of a work unit for example individual sorting or collating runs or re petitive operations SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR RECEPTIONIST In addition to performing duties of operator on a single posi tion or monitor type switchboard acts as receptionist and may also type or perform routine clerical work as part of regular duties This typing or clerical work may take the major part of this worker s time while at switchboard TABULA TING MACHINE OPERATOR C lass A Operates a variety of tabulating or electrical ac counting machines typically including such machines as the tabu lator calculator interpreter collator and others Performs com plete reporting assignments without close supervision and performs difficult wiring as required The complete reporting and tabulating assignments typically involve a variety of long and complex re ports which often are of irregular or nonrecurring type requiring some planning and sequencing of steps to be taken As a more experienced operator is typically involved in training new opera tors in machine operations or partially trained operators in wiring from diagrams and operating sequences of long and complex reports Does not include working supervisors performing tabulating machine operations and day to day supervision of the work and production of a group of tabulating machine operators C lass B Operates more difficult tabulating or electrical ac counting machines such as the tabulator and calculator in addition to the sorter reproducer and collator This work is performed under specific instructions and may include the performance of some wir ing from diagrams The work typically involves for example tabu lations involving a repetitive accounting exercise a complete but small tabulating study or parts of a longer and more complex report Such reports and studies are usually of a recurring nature where the procedures are well established May also include the training of new employees in the basic operation of the machine TRANSCRIBING MACHINE OPERATOR GENERAL Primary duty is to transcribe dictation involving a normal rou tine vocabulary from transcribing machine records May also type from written copy and do simple clerical work Workers transcribing dictation involving a varied technical or specialized vocabulary such as legal briefs or reports on scientific research are not included A worker who takes dictation in shorthand or by Stenotype or similar machine is classified as a stenographer general TYPIST Uses a typewriter to make copies of various material or to make out bills after calculations have been made by another person May include typing of stencils mats or similar materials for use in duplicating processes May do clerical work involving little special training such as keeping simple records filing records and reports or sorting and distributing incoming mail C lass A Performs one or more o f the following Typing ma terial in final form when it involves combining material from several sources or responsibility for correct spelling syllabication punc tuation etc of technical or unusual words or foreign language ma terial and planning layout and typing of complicated statistical tables to maintain uniformity and balance in spacing May type routine form letters varying details to suit circumstances C lass B Performs one or more o f the following Copy typing from rough or clear drafts routine typing of forms insurance pol icies etc and setting up simple standard tabulations or copying more complex tables already set up and spaced properly 27 PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL DRAFTSMAN JUNIOR Assistant draftsman Draws to scale units or parts of drawings prepared by drafts man or others for engineering construction or manufacturing purposes Uses various types of drafting tools as required May prepare drawings from simple plans or sketches or perform other duties under direction of a draftsman DRAFTSMAN SENIOR Continued completed work checking dimensions materials to be used and quan tities writing specifications and making adjustments or changes in drawings or specifications May ink in lines and letters on pencil drawings prepare detail units of complete drawings or trace drawings W is frequently in a specialized field such as architectural elec ork trical mechanical or structural drafting DRAFTSMAN LEADER Plans and directs activities of one or more draftsmen in prep aration of working plans and detail drawings from rough or preliminary sketches for engineering construction or manufacturing purposes Duties involve a combination of the following Interpreting blueprints sketches and written or verbal orders determining work procedures assigning duties to subordinates and inspecting their work and per forming more difficult problems May assist subordinates during emer gencies or as a regular assignment or perform related duties of a supervisory or administrative nature DRAFTSMAN SENIOR Prepares working plans and detail drawings from notes rough or detailed sketches for engineering construction or manufacturing purposes Duties involve a combination of the following Preparing working plans detail drawings maps cross sections etc to scale by use of drafting instruments making engineering computations such as those involved in strength of materials beams and trusses verifying NURSE INDUSTRIAL REGISTERED A registered nurse who gives nursing service to ill or injured employees or other persons who become ill or suffer an accident on the premises of a factory or other establishment Duties involve a combina tion of the following Giving first aid to the ill or injured attending to subsequent dressing of employees injuries keeping records of patients treated preparing accident reports for compensation or other purposes conducting physical examinations and health evaluations of applicants and employees and planning and carrying out programs involving health education accident prevention evaluation of plant environment or other activities affecting the health welfare and safety of all personnel TRACER Copies plans and drawings prepared by others by placing tracing cloth or paper over drawing and tracing with pen or pencil Uses T square compass and other drafting tools May prepare simple draw ings and do simple lettering MAINTENANCE AND POWERPLANT CARPENTER MAINTENANCE CARPENTER MAINTENANCE Continued Performs the carpentry duties necessary to construct and main tain in good repair building woodwork and equipment such as bins cribs counters benches partitions doors floors stairs casings and trim made of wood in an establishment W involves most of the following ork Planning and laying out of work from blueprints drawings models or verbal instructions using a variety of carpenter s handtools portable power tools and standard measuring instruments making standard shop computations relating to dimensions of work and selecting materials necessary for the work In general the work of the maintenance car penter requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience 28 ELECTRICIAN MAINTENANCE HELPER MAINTENANCE TRADES Performs a variety of electrical trade functions such as the installation maintenance or repair of equipment for the generating dis tribution or utilization of electric energy in an establishment W ork involves most of the following Installing or repairing any of a variety of electrical equipment such as generators transformers switchboards controllers circuit breakers motors heating units conduit systems or other transmission equipment working from blueprints drawings lay out or other specifications locating and diagnosing trouble in the elec trical system or equipment working standard computations relating to load requirements of wiring or electrical equipment and using a variety of electrician s handtools and measuring and testing instruments In general the work of the maintenance electrician requires rounded train ing and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience Assists one or more workers in the skilled maintenance trades by performing specific or general duties of lesser skill such as keeping a worker supplied with materials and tools cleaning working area ma chine and equipment assisting worker by holding materials or tools and performing other unskilled tasks as directed by journeyman The kind of work the helper is permitted to perform varies from trade to trade In some trades the helper is confined to supplying lifting and holding materials and tools and cleaning working areas and in others he is per mitted to perform specialized machine operations or parts of a trade that are also performed by workers on a full time basis ENGINEER STATIONARY Operates and maintains and may also supervise the operation of stationary engines and equipment mechanical or electrical to sup ply the establishment in which employed with power heat refrigera tion or air conditioning W involves Operating and maintaining ork equipment such as steam engines air compressors generators motors turbines ventilating and refrigerating equipment steam boilers and boiler fed water pumps making equipment repairs and keeping a record of operation of machinery temperature and fuel consumption May also supervise these operations H ead or chief engineers in establish ments employing more than one engineer are excluded MACHINE TOOL OPERATOR TOOLROOM Specializes in the operation of one or more types of machine tools such as jig borers cylindrical or surface grinders engine lathes or milling machines in the construction of machine shop tools gages jigs fixtures or dies W involves most o f the following Planning ork and performing difficult machining operations processing items requiring complicated setups or a high degree of accuracy using a variety of pre cision measuring instruments selecting feeds speeds tooling and operation sequence and making necessary adjustments during operation to achieve requisite tolerances or dimensions May be required to rec ognize when tools need dressing to dress tools and to select proper coolants and cutting and lubricating oils For cross industry wage study purposes machine tool operators toolroom in tool and die jobbing shops are excluded from this classification MACHINIST MAINTENANCE FIREMAN STATIONARY BOILER Fire stationary boilers to furnish the establishment in which employed with heat power or steam Feeds fuels to fire by hand or operates a mechanical stoker gas or oil burner and checks water and safety valve May clean oil or assist in repairing boilerroom equipment Produces replacement parts and new parts in making repairs of metal parts of mechanical equipment operated in an establishment W ork involves most o f the following Interpreting written instructions and specifications planning and laying out of work using a variety of ma chinist s handtools and precision measuring instruments setting up and operating standard machine tools shaping of metal parts to close toler ances making standard shop computations relating to dimensions of work tooling feeds and speeds of machining knowledge of the working 29 M A C H IN IST M A IN T E N A N C E C o n tin u e d M ILL W R IG H T properties of the common metals selecting standard materials parts and equipment required for his work and fitting and assembling parts into mechanical equipment In general the machinist s work normally requires a rounded training in machine shop practice usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience Installs new machines or heavy equipment and dismantles and installs machines or heavy equipment when changes in die plant layout are required W involves most of the following Planning and laying ork out of die work interpreting blueprints or other specifications using a variety of handtools and rigging making standard shop computations re lating to stresses strength of materials and centers of gravity alining and balancing of equipment selecting standard tools equipment and parts to be used and installing and maintaining in good order power transmission equipment such as drives and speed reducers In general the millwright s work normally requires a rounded training and experi ence in the trade acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience MECHANIC AUTOMOTIVE MAINTENANCE Repairs automobiles buses motortrucks and tractors of an es tablishment W involves most of the following Examining automotive ork equipment to diagnose source of trouble disassembling equipment and performing repairs that involve the use of such handtools as wrenches gages drills or specialized equipment in disassembling or fitting parts replacing broken or defective parts from stock grinding and adjusting valves reassembling and installing the various assemblies in the vehicle and making necessary adjustments and alining wheels adjusting brakes and lights or tightening body bolts In general the work of the auto motive mechanic requires rounded training and experience usually ac quired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience MECHANIC MAINTENANCE Repairs machinery or mechanical equipment of an establishment W involves most of the following Examining machines and mechan ork ical equipment to diagnose source of trouble dismantling or partly dis mantling machines and performing repairs that mainly involve the use of handtools in scraping and fitting parts replacing broken or defective parts with items obtained from stock ordering the production of a re placement part by a machine shop or sending of the machine to a machine shop for major repairs preparing written specifications for major repairs or for the production of parts ordered from machine shop reassembling machines and making all necessary adjustments for operation In gen eral the work of a maintenance mechanic requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equiva lent training and experience Excluded from this classification are workers whose primary duties involve setting up or adjusting machines OILER Lubricates with oil or grease the moving parts or wearing sur faces of mechanical equipment of an establishment PAINTER MAINTENANCE Paints and redecorates walls woodwork and fixtures of an es tablishment W involves the following Knowledge of surface pecu ork liarities and types of paint required for different applications preparing surface for painting by removing old finish or by placing putty or filler in nail holes and interstices and applying paint with spray gun or brush May mix colors oils white lead and other paint ingredients to obtain proper color or consistency In general the work of the maintenance painter requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience PIPEFITTER MAINTENANCE Installs or repairs water steam gas or other types of pipe and pipefittings in an establishment W involves most of the following ork Laying out of work and measuring to locate position of pipe from draw ings or other written specifications cutting various sizes of pipe to correct lengths with chisel and hammer or oxyacetylene torch or pipe cutting machine threading pipe with stocks and dies bending pipe by hand driven or power driven machines assembling pipe with couplings 30 PIPEFITTER MAINTENANCE Continued SHEET METAL WORKER MAINTENANCE Continued and fastening pipe to hangers making standard shop computations relat ing to pressures flow and size of pipe required and making standard tests to determine whether finished pipes meet specifications In general the work of the maintenance pipefitter requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equiva lent training and experience Workers primarily engaged in installing and types of sheet metal working machines using a variety of handtools in cutting bending forming shaping fitting and assembling and installing sheet metal articles as required In general the work of the maintenance sheet metal worker requires rounded training and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience repairing building sanitation or heating system s are excluded TOOL AND DIE MAKER Die maker jig maker tool maker fixture maker gage maker PLUMBER MAINTENANCE Keeps the plumbing system of an establishment in good order W involves Knowledge of sanitary codes regarding installation of ork vents and traps in plumbing system installing or repairing pipes and fixtures and opening clogged drains with a plunger or plumber s snake In general the work of the maintenance plumber requires rounded train ing and experience usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience SHEET METAL WORKER MAINTENANCE Fabricates installs and maintains in good repair the sheetmetal equipment and fixtures such as machine guards grease pans shelves lockers tanks ventilators chutes ducts metal roofing of an establishment W involves most of the following Planning and lay ork ing out all types of sheet metal maintenance work from blueprints models or other specifications setting up and operating all available Constructs and repairs machine shop tools gages jigs fix tures or dies for forgings punching and other metal forming work W ork involves most of the following Planning and laying out of work from models blueprints drawings or other oral and written specifications using a variety of tool and die maker s handtools and precision meas uring instruments understanding of the working properties of common metals and alloys setting up and operating of machine tools and related equipment making necessary shop computations relating to dimensions of work speeds feeds and tooling of machines heattreating of metal parts during fabrication as well as of finished tools and dies to achieve required qualities working to close tolerances fitting and assembling of parts to prescribed tolerances and allowances and selecting appro priate materials tools and processes In general the tool and die maker s work requires a rounded training in machine shop and toolroom practice usually acquired through a formal apprenticeship or equivalent training and experience For cross industry wage study purposes tool and die makers in tool and die jobbing shops are excluded from this classification CUSTODIAL AND MATERIAL MOVEMENT ELEVATOR OPERATOR PASSENGER GUARD Transports passengers between floors of an office building apartment house department store hotel or similar establishment Workers who operate elevators in conjunction with other duties such as those of starters and janitors are excluded Performs routine police duties either at fixed post or on tour maintaining order using arms or force where necessary Includes gate men who are stationed at gate and check on identity of employees and other persons entering 31 JANITOR PORTER OR CLEANER PACKER SHIPPING Sweeper charwomen janitress Cleans and keeps in an orderly condition factory working areas and washrooms or premises of an office apartment house or commercial or other establishment Duties involve a combination of the following Sweeping mopping or scrubbing and polishing floors removing chips trash and other refuse dusting equipment furniture or fixtures polish ing metal fixtures or trimmings providing supplies and minor mainte nance services and cleaning lavatories showers and restrooms W ork ers who specialize in window washing are excluded Prepares finished products for shipment or storage by placing them in shipping containers the specific operations performed being dependent upon the type size and number of units to be packed the type of container employed and method of shipment W requires the ork placing of items in shipping containers and may involve one or more of the following Knowledge of various items of stock in order to verify content selection of appropriate type and size of container inserting enclosures in container using excelsior or other material to prevent breakage or damage closing and sealing container and applying labels or entering identifying data on container Packers who also make wooden boxes or crates are excluded LABORER MATERIAL HANDLING Loader and unloader handler and stacker shelver trucker stockman or stock helper warehouseman or warehouse helper A worker employed in a warehouse manufacturing plant store or other establishment whose duties involve one or more o f the follow ing Loading and unloading various materials and merchandise on or from freight cars trucks or other transporting devices unpacking shelv ing or placing materials or merchandise in proper storage location and transporting materials or merchandise by hand truck car or wheel barrow Longshoremen who load and unload ships are excluded ORDER FILLER Order picker stock selector warehouse stockman Fills shipping or transfer orders for finished goods from stored merchandise in accordance with specifications on sales slips cus tomers9 orders or other instructions May in addition to filling orders and indicating items filled or omitted keep records of outgoing orders requisition additional stock or report short supplies to supervisor and perform dther related duties SHIPPING AND RECEIVING CLERK Prepares merchandise for shipment or receives and is respon sible for incoming shipments of merchandise or other materials Ship ping work involves A knowledge of shipping procedures practices routes available means of transportation and rates and preparing records of the goods shipped making up bills of lading posting weight and shipping charges and keeping a file of shipping records May direct or assist in preparing the merchandise for shipment Receiving work involves Verifying or directing others in verifying the correct ness of shipments against bills of lading invoices or other records checking for shortages and rejecting damaged goods routing merchan dise or materials to proper departments and maintaining necessary records and files For wage study purposes workers are classified as follows Receiving clerk Shipping clerk Shipping and receiving clerk 32 TRUCKDRIVER TRUCKER POWER Drives a truck within a city or industrial area to transport ma terials merchandise equipment or men between various types of estab lishments such as Manufacturing plants freight depots warehouses wholesale and retail establishments or between retail establishments and customers houses or places of business May also load or unload truck with or without helpers make minor mechanical repairs and keep truck in good working order Driver salesmen and over the road drivers Operates a manually controlled gasoline or electric powered truck or tractor to transport goods and materials of all kinds about a warehouse manufacturing plant or other establishment are excluded For wage study purposes truckdrivers are classified by size and type of equipment as follows Tractor trailer should be rated on the basis of trailer capacity Truckdriver combination of siz e s listed separately Truckdriver light under iy2 tons Truckdriver medium 1 to and including 4 tons Truckdriver heavy over 4 tons trailer type Truckdriver heavy over 4 tons other than trailer type For wage study purposes workers are classified by type of truck as follows Trucker power forklift Trucker power other than forklift WATCHMAN Makes rounds of premises periodically in protecting property against fire theft and illegal entry U S G O V E R N M E N T P R IN T IN G O F F 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